Monasteries

Monks used to play tennis in monasteries.

The inmates of the two monasteries celebrated her obsequies with all the solemnity due to their abbess and foundress, and with the recollection due to her sanctity.

The Russian Orthodox Church has a rich spiritual and architectural heritage, with magnificent cathedrals and monasteries that showcase the country's devotion and artistic craftsmanship.

Trappist monasteries are also called Cistercian monasteries, and they follow the Rule of St. Benedict.

Historians say the 10-kilometer-long valley contains at least six houses of worship, including churches, monasteries and convents.